Rosa Parks-A Time for Change

Meet Rosa Parks whilst we travel back to the 1950’s to explore how, within America’s ‘Golden Age’, the injustices of prejudice, segregation and racism flourished, but so too did the growth of ‘The Civil Rights Movement’.
Led by Rosa, the children will discover how ordinary people have been making a difference, by championing human and civil rights, throughout history. During the session the children will explore what America was like in the 1950’s, through improvisation, act out Rosa’s story and discuss what sparks a ‘movement’, whilst creating a ‘time line’ of ordinary people who have done extraordinary things!

During this workshop, through improvisation and role play, we will Imagine an America of the 1950’s, work as a team to create pictures, act out Rosa’s story and also perform a poem! We will discuss what sparks a ‘movement’ and also create a ‘time line’ of ordinary people who have done extraordinary things!

We typically run 60-120 minute workshops with up to 30 children at any one time and can offer special day rates for multiple classes. We are also able to provide two different topics on the same day for different year groups,


Online sessions are jointly hosted by the teacher and our actor and may or may not be recorded, depending on the preference of the school. Ideally workshops take place in a school hall with a large screen, however, they can also work extremely well in a classroom, with desks pushed aside. Our Risk Assessment document is available upon request and is updated regularly to comply with all current advice and guidelines.

Online workshops are delivered live by professional actors and typically last 60-75 minutes each. They are structured in the same way as an on-site visit and have the advantage of utilising the benefits of technology – in particular, virtual backgrounds, enabling actors to transport children back in time, to any era or location. School will require a good internet connection and ideally a large screen to project our actor on to, so all the children have good visibility.

Yes - the very nature of our workshops being so visual and experiential, has led to extremely positive feedback from teachers.

Testimonial:

“We found the workshop really engaging and both the staff and students loved it and found it really informative. The interactiveness with the students to get them to repeat dates, learn the poem and act out meant they were always engaged with Rosa and a student said “I feel like I really know the whole of Rosa Parks life really well, it was like the real Rosa telling us her story”. The team also said that we thought it was great you touched on the current Black Lives Matter movement and also the other people (such as Claudette, Greta etc) as it gave the students a very broad insight into the topic.”

Into University on behalf of Year 6 Primary in London


"The actor was engaging and informative, and did a brilliant job of bringing Rosa Park's story to life. We also appreciated the inclusion of the Black Lives Matter movement to have a powerful discussion with young people about racism in today's society, in which the discussion was facilitated in a sensitive and age appropriate manner…. The content covered added huge value to our programme and enabled students to explore some big issues in a really immersive and effective way."

St Peters CoE (IntoUniversity) – April 2021